Labeling and waxing machine



Dec. 30, 1924.

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Be it .lznown that I. in'ri'n E. BRIGHAM,

a citizen the United States, and a resident of the city and county l hiladelphia, State Pennsvlvani have invented a certain new and dsoful labeling and i laxing Machine of which the following is a specilication, reference being bad to the accompanying drawings. i it is customary to market lye bleaching powder and other chemicals intended for household use in tin cans comprisuig a cylindrical body and a perforated lid which is permanently secured to the l iody after the contents are placed in the can, the perforations being temporarily closed by a paper label pasted on the upper side of the lid and adapted to be punctured l the user when it is desired to shake or sif out the contents of the can through the perforations. As the contents of the can ordinarily of a hjydrosccpic character, it is desirable to render 'aterproof those portions of the label which close the pe 'ations, which is ordinarily accomplished by spreading on the under side of the cover in the vicinity of the perforations suitable quantity of hot wast, paranine or the like after the label is applied and in such manner that the wax soalzs into and impregnates the label in the vicinity the perforations and also forms a thin water roof coating across the perforations, thus preventing the entrance of moistne into the can and consequent c 'ation .of the contents so long the a el remains intact.

Hitherto, the several operations requisite or applying the paste and the label to the upper side of tee lid and the waterproof coating to the lower side thereof have been performed by hand, and it is the object of the present invention to provide mechanical means for effecting these operations inatically and with great rapidity.

For the performance of these intended functions I therefore arrange suitable means and instrumentalitie in suitably co elated and coordinated relation to form ized machine adapted, among oth to consecutively feed the perfora from a magazine, to apply an adl the top of each lid, to apply a label to the gun'nned surface and preferably press the same thereon so as to secure positive adhesion of the label to the lid, to app y coating of waterproof material in fluid condition to nut- Serial No. 609,402.

the under side of each lid in the vicinity of the perforations, and to then eject the lid conveniently onto a suitable conveyor by which it may be removed to suitable stacking mechanism adapted to arrange the completed lids in suitable stacks.

ld hile for accomplishing the foregoing and other operations incident or requisite for the satisfactory performance of a machine adapted for carrying out the objects of the present invention, any suitable means or instramentalities may no employed, for the purpose of enabling those skilled in the to comprehend and practice the invention I iave illustrated in the accompanying; drawings and will now proceed to describe preferred embodiment thereof which has been found in practice as entirely satisfactory in operation and well adapted for the performance of the requisite and desired functions. It will, however, be understood that it is not my intention or desire to thereby confine or limit myself to the utilization of any particular means for the performance of any or all of the various coordinated and corelatcd functions of the machine, more especially as I believe it to be broadly new to utilize mechanical means for the consecutive performance of the several operations requisite or desirable for the pasting of a label on one side of a perforated lid and the application of waterproof coating to the other side thereof in such manner as to seal the perforations against the entrance of moisture.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure 1 is front elevation of the upper part of machine constructed in accordance with the said areferred embodiment of the invention; Fig. 2 is a top plan view thereof; Fig. 3 is an end elevation of the machine with certain pans shown in vertical section; Fig. d is an enlarged fragmentary view partially in elevation and partially in vertical section adjacent one end of the machine and showing certain of the parts in a different position than that illustrated in Fig. 1; Fig. 5 is an enlarged fragmentary end view showing the cam shafts, cams and adjacent parts; Fig. 6 is a composite figure showing face views of the actuating cams removed from their supporting shaft and substan tially in the relative positions in which they are operatively disposed thereon; Fig. 7 is a face view of the paste pan roll cam; Fig. 8 is an enlarged fragmentary View partially lHU Ell)

I in elevation'and partially in vertical section showing the slide and certain adjacent parts including the suction controlling valve; Fig. 9 is an enlarged top plan View showing the vertical arm-carrying shaft, actuating mechanism and adjacent parts; Fig. 10 is a view on substantially the same scale as Fig. 1 and partially in side elevation and partially in fragmentary vertical section showing the blower and conveying mecha nism which are normally located beneath those portions of the machine shown in said figure; Fig. 11 is an enlarged fragmentary top plan view of the lid magazine and Fig. 1.52 is a section thereof on line 1212 looking in the direction of the arrows. Fig. 13

is a fragmentary detail top plan view showing one of the blank controlling dogs in a different position than as illustrated in Fig. 11; Figs. 14: and 15 are respectively top plan detail views of certain parts of the dog in disassembled relation; Fig. 16 is an en larged section on line 1G16 in Fig. 4 looking in the direction of the arrows and illustrating a preferred arrangement of the lid track and adjacent heating unit; Fig. 1? is a fragmentary detail top plan view illustrating the arrangement of the trip lever actuating mechanism; Fig. 18 is an enlarged side elevation of'the connecting rod stud, a portion of the attached cam slide being fragmentarily shown; Fig. 19 is an enlarged View partially in side elevation and partially in section of the label holder assembled in the magazine housing and also showing the label push rod, and Fig. 20 a front view thereof. Fig. 21 is a front view of the label holder removed from the housing and illustrating a convenient method of temporarily holding the labels therein while the holder is being inserted in position in the machine; Fig. 22 is a front elevation of a portion of the lid spout and adjacent parts showing one of the friction brushes in position, and Fig. 23 is a fragmentary section on line 2323 of Fig. 22. Fig. 24 is a greatly enlarged view in central section of one of the completed lids showing the coating of adhesive, the label and'the waterproof coating. Like numerals are used to designate the same parts in the several figures.

Referring to the drawings, the machine shown therein comprises, generally speaking, transversely disposed end frame members 2 and 3 to whiclrare rigidly secured laterally spaced pairs of uprights 4t which are operative to support at their upper extremities a horizontally disposed top plate 5, a similarly disposed bottom plate 6 being arranged below and spaced at a suitable distance from the top plate. The top plate is adapted, among other things, to support the lid magazine and its attendant operating mechanism by which the lids which are stacked in the magazine are consecutively released therefrom and directed into suitable tracks secured to a vertically disposed spout extending downwardly from a point above the top plate, through the plates and for a suitable distance below the bottom plate at which point the spout is terminated and the tracks curved forwardly so as to direct the lids onto a suitable conveyor mechanism, and means are provided for arresting the movement of each lid as it passes along the tracks at suitable points or stations so as to afford opportunity for the application of the paste to the top of the lid, the application of the label to the pasted surface and the application of the waterproof coating to the under side of the lid by means suitable'for the performance of these several operations.

Furthermore, generally speaking, the means for applying the paste and for affixing the label comprise a horizontally movable slide arranged between the top and bottom plates from which are supported a pair of vertically separated arms respectively arranged in substantially horizontal alignment with the paste applying and label applying stations. The uppermost of these arms is provided at its extremity with a pasting pad adapted to convey paste to the lid, and the lowermost of the arms with a suction pad adapted to receive and retain a label, and means are provided for imparting to the said arms simultaneous movements suitable to swing the arms from a position in which they are disposed to respectively receive paste from suitablepaste applying mechanism and a label from a suitable label magazine to a position in which they are operative to respectively apply the paste and the label to lids disposed at the pasting and labeling stations on the tracks. Additionally, means are provided for suitably applying paste to the pasting pad carried by the upper arm in'properly timed relation to the movement of the arm and for consecutively feeding the labels to the suction pad of the lower arnias will hereafter more fully appear.

' lhe machine also embodies means for applying to the under side of each lid as it is momentarily held at the waxing station, which is preferably arranged beneath the bottom plate, a coating of wax, para'ihne or other waterproof material (hereinafter for convenience referred toas wax) in fluid condition together with actuating means for said wax applying means arranged in properly timed relation with the other parts of the machine, as well as means for suitably warming the lids and portions of the machine adjacent the waX applying station to enable the wax or other waterproof coating to be'satisfactorily applied to the lids, while,

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The pin 18 which forms the support for the lids at the waxing station is also actuated in a generally similar manner, conveniently by means of a push rod 28 which extends through the supporting brackets 22 parallel to the other rods, like them is pro vided with a follower 23 and a spring 26, and is actuated in similar way from a suitable cam 28 on the cam shaft 25. It will be apparent, however, from an inspection of Figs. 1 and t that for the purpose of withdrawing pins 15, 16 and 17 from the path of the lid the push rods controlling those pins are moved toward the front of the machine, whereas for effecting a similar function with respect to pin 18 the rod 28 isv moved toward the rear of the machine and the several cams 19, 20, 21 and 28 are suitably designed to bring about this result.

While the pin 18 may be rigidly supported in a bracket secured to the end of the rod 28 as in the case of the other pins, I prefer to arrange this pin so that it is capable of being manually moved longitudinally with respect to its bracket, and for this purpose I may extend the pin through a hollow sleeve 30 disposed at the lower end of the bracket 29 which in turn i is secured to rod 28. lVithin the sleeve the pin is provided with a collar 32 and surrounded by a spring held in position by a hollow plug 34: screwed into the end of the sleeve in such manner that the spring tends at all times to force the pin toward the tracks but may be compressed by drawing the outer end of the pin, which may be provided with a knurled head away from the tracks. so as to clear the end of the pin from the path of the lid when required. Thus, if when adjusting the machine or for any other purpose it be desired to permit the lids to pass the'waxing station without arresting them at that point, the pin may be manually withdrawn, and if the plug be provided with a radial slot- 36 and the pin 18 with a radially extending pin 37 slidable therein, the former may be readily retained in such retracted position if pulled out far enough to clear pin 3'? from the slot and permit it to be turned against the end of the plug.

Owing to their light weight and more or less resilient character, it is found that when the lids fall from one station to another in the absence of means for promptly bringing them to rest, they tend to rebound from the stop pins, and for preventing this result and insuring each lid coming immediately to rest when it strikes the pin at each station, I preferably provide suitable means adapted to frietionally engage the lids in their fall and thus minimize the force with which they strike the several pins. For this purpose I may utilize small brushes 38 (see Figs. 22 and 23) positioned in suitably disposed, vertically extending sockets 39 formed in the spout 12 adjacent the several stations, each brush being supported on a pin 40 extending inwardly from the edge of the spout in such manner that the free ends of its bristles project into the pathof the lids, thereby providing suilicient friction to slightly retard the descent ofthe lids and bring them quietly to rest on the subjacent pin at each station.

0am shaft actuating means.

The cam shaft 25 on which are mounted the cams for controlling the push rods 18,

19, 20 and 28 hereinbefore referred to, as

half of the journal for the adjacent end of the shaft 25 while preferably tl e lower end of the housing ll; is laterally ()Xtfil at 51 and provided with a cap 52 fOrs ing the lower half of the journal for the shaft on that side, and thus providing an extended bearing surface adjacent the point where the drive is imparted to the shaft, while extending above and parallel to the is the upper cam shaft which is naled at the upper ends of the cam shaft bearing housings which are respectively provided with caps 5'7 and 58 disposed above the shaft. This cam shaft is operative, among other things, to support and actuate the paste roll cam 59 hereinafter described.

Beyond the cam shaft bearing housing 46 and more or less adjacent the center line of the machine, the upper cam shaft is provided with a crank generally designated as 60, from whence the shaft passes irto a gear box 62 in. which is disposed suitable duction gearing not shown) which may he of the worm and worm. wheel. or any other suitable type, operative to suitably reduce the speed of the driving motor M which is connected with the gearing within the gear box through the medium of a shaft 63 and coupling 64. both the motor and gear b i: being mounted on a horizontally disposed table 65 secured to the frame adjacent the back of the machine as best shown in Fig. 2.

Between the crank and the gear box a large gear 68 is mounted for rotation with the shaft and arranged for meshing engagement with a preferably similar gear 69 mounted on the end of the lower cam shaft 25; thus rotation of the upper cam shaft is effective to drive the lower cam shaft at a corresponding speed but in the opposite direction. The lower cam shaft may also be provided with a pulley 70 adjacent the gear 69 which is utilized, through the medium of a belt 71, to drive the pulley 15 forming part of the conveyor mechanism hereinbefore referred to, although if desired, other means for driving the conveyor may be employed. Additionally, the upper cam shaft is preferably provided with a sprocket 73 for the purpose of actuating the paste pan roll forming part of the pasting mechanism hereinafter more particularly described.

It will thus be evident that the motor M is operative to effect rotation of the upper cam shaft and crank 60 through the reduction gearing housed in the gear box 62 as well as rotation of the lower cam shaft and pulley 70 with corresponding actuation of the conveyor mechanism if belted to the pulley, the said movement of the crank being availed of for the actuation of the slide mechanism now to be described.

Slide mechanism.

Disposed between the top and bottom plates 5 and 6 is a slide 75, best shown in Fig. 8, which is preferably of substantially channel shape, comprising upper and lower horizontally disposed members 76 and 77 connected adjacent their back edges by a vertically extending web 78 having an out wardly extending boss '79 drilled for the reception of "the stationary connecting rod stud 8O rigidly secured therein by a set screw disposed in the interiorly threaded bore 79. This stud (see Fig. 18) is provided with a centrally disposed squared boss 81 for a purpose hereinafter described and with a cylindrical portion 82 adapted for the reception of one end of the connecting rod 841 which is maintained in place thereon by a nut 85 threaded onto the end of the stud or in any other suitable way, the opposite end of the rod being journaled on the crank 60.

The upper and lower members of the slide are respectively disposed between suitable gibs 88 secured to the under face of the up per plate 5 and to the upper face of the lowor plate 6. The surfaces of the members adjacent the gibs, the gibs and the upper and lower plates 5 and 6 are smoothly finished so that the slide may readily move back and forth between the plates in correspondence with the movement of the connecting rod when actuated by the crank, the gibs, of

course, constraining the slide to move in a rectilinear path.

Journaled in the upper and lower members of the slide, which are provided with suitable bosses for this purpose, and extending above the upper member 7 6 and through a suitable opening 89 in the top plate is an arm carrier shaft 90 to which, between. and respectively adjacent the upper and lower members of the slide are rigidly secured the paste carrier arm 91 and the label carrier arm 92, said arms being disposed in parallel relation one above the other and being, of course, rotatable with the shaft. Prefm'ahly a ball thrust bearing generally designated as 93 may be disposed between. the label carrier arm and the member 77 so as to support the weightof the parts with a minimun'i amount of friction.

The paste carrier arm is provided at its outer extremity with a head 95 having a circular face slightly less in diameter than the central part 0 of the lid L, said face being preferably provided with a resilient pad 96 of rubber or other material suitable for re ceiving the paste, in a manner hereinafter described, and for thereafter applying it to the lid, and in a somewhat similar manner the label carrier arm 92 is provided with a head 98 substantially of the diameter of the label and preferably provided at its outer extremity with a resilient pad 99 of rubber or other suitable material adapted to receive the label from the magazine and thereafter apply it to the lid. The pad 99 and the head 98 are provided with ports 100 communicatlllO ing with a central port 101 extending through the arm and in turn communicating with a passage 102 closed at its lower end and extending upwardly through the shaft 90 to the upper end thereof, a nipple 103 screwed into the end of the shaft and extending thereabove providing a suitable point of attachment for a suction hose H which leads to a suitable suction pump (not shown) and which is operative to maintain a constant suction in the passage 102 for a purpose hereinafter described.

Carrier shaft rotating means.

In the operation of the machine, paste is applied to the pad 96 and a label pick-e up by the pad 99 when the slide is at the rearward end of its movement with the carrier arms pointing to the rear, that is, toward the right hand end of the machine as viewed in Fig. 1, after which, through the operation of the connecting rod and corresponding rectilinear iovement of the slide towards the front end of the machine in conjunction with the means now to be described, the arms are first given a short forward movement of longitudinal translation, then a combined movement of translation and of rotation about the axis of the carrier shaft thus swinging the arms through an angle of substantially 180 and then another short forward movement of longitudinal translation so as to apply the paste and the label to the lids respectively positioned at stations #2 and #3 on the tracks 11.

It will be apparent that the said movements of translation will be effected through the operation of the connecting rod which,

as stated, imparts to the slide and in turn to the parts carried thereby a rectilinear movement equal in length to twice the throw of the crank 60, and for effecting the morement of rotation of the shaft 90 with its attached carrier arms, the shaft is provided above the top plate with toothed segment 105 fixed thereto and adapted to mesh with a rack generally designated as 106. This rack is composed of three parts, namely, a central part 106 which is rigidly bolted or otherwise secured to the vertical web 10, of an L-shaped bracket S bolted to the top plate 5 near its rear edge, the cent-er of this portion of the rack being preferably equidistant from the ends of the path of travel of the slide, and of two relatively movable parts 106 and 106' respectively disposed at opposite ends of the central portion of the rack and each provided with a downwardly depending tongue 109. Each of these movable portions 106 and 106" is provided with a rearwardly extending lug 110 which projects through a slot 111 formed in the adjacent end ofthe web 107 and is slidable therein, and means are provided for normally holding the parts 106" and .06

against the stationary part 106 of the rack, said means conveniently comprislng a spring 112 having its ends secured to pins 113 respectively mounted in the lugs 110, the tension of this spring being sufficient to normally pull the movable parts of the toward each other and into engagement with the ends of the stationary part, under which conditions the teeth on all three parts of the rack form a single continuous toothed surface adapted for cooperation with the toothed segment 105.

The segment, opposite its toothed portion, is provided with a radially extending dog 11.3 adapted for cooperation with centering yolres 116 secured to the top plate adjacent opposite ends of the aperture 89 and preferably arranged above and parallel to the carrier arms. Each yoke conveniently comprises a horizontally disposed plate having a generally V-shaped opening 117 with its wider end directed toward the aperture 89 and having its smaller end formed with parallel sides 118 symmetrically disposed with respect to the path of travel of the axis of the carrier shaft and spaced apart sufiiciently to permit the entrance of the end of the dog 115 snugly therebetween. If desired, however, the yokes may be formed with apertures of other shapes adapted for cooperation with the dog or equivalent means in such-manner as to snugly receive the dog as the slide approaches the end of its travel and prevent rotation of the toothed segment, and in turn of the carrier shaft, while the dog remains in cooperative engagement with the yoke. V

The operation of the means for rotating and translating the carrier shaft will be clearly apparent by reference to Fig. 9, in which the position of the toothed segment, rack member 106" and adjacent parts when the slide is at the forward end of its travel are shown in full lines and the positions of the toothed segment and rack member 106 when the slide is'at the center of its travel are indicated in dotted lines Re ferring to said figure and assun'iing the slide to be at the center of its travel, the toothed segment is in a position (as shown in dotted lines) in which substantially the center of its toothed portion is in engagement with the teeth at the center of the rack, the dog is directed at right angles to the line of travel of the slide, and both'of the movable parts 106 and 106" of the rack are in engagement with the ends of the part 106". As the slide moves forwardly, that is toward the left'hand end of the machine viewed as inF 1 from this position, the engagement of the toothed segment with the teeth of the rack will cause the segment to rotate in the direction of the arrow in, Fig. 9 and thus swing the arms 91 and 92 from a position substantially at right angles lac to the line of travel of the slide to a position. substantially 1 arallel thereto with the heads of the arms directed toward the front of the machine. The dog has now reached a posi tion in su :stantial alignn'ient with the opening in the forward centering yolre 116 toward which it is directed while the movement of the slide has brought the latter to a position in which an upwardly extending lug 120 with which the slide is provided engages the lug 109 of the movable rack member 106". Fun ther moveniieut of the slide is no v effective to move the rack member 100 bodily away from the stationary part 106 of the rack against the tension of the spring 1 2, the teeth. of the toothed segment meanwhile remaining in meshed engagement with the teeth on the member 108. As the slide approaches the end of its movement the dog 115 enters that part of the centering yoke having the parallel sides 1.18 so that the dog, and in turn the carrier shaft 90, is locked against any possibh rotativeniovement or lost motion and the arms 91 and 92 are thus brought into proper registry and alignment to accomplish their int nded functions of applying the paste and the label.

Upon the reverse or rearward movement of the slide, the dog is first moved longitudinally out of the forward centering yoke during which operation the spring 112 is effective to lreep the lug 109 against the dog 1 0, the toothed segment and rack memher 106 moving rearward but remaining relatively stationary until about the time that the latter comes into contact with the end of the stationary rack member 106, after which, during the further movement of the slide. the toothed segment is rotated in reverse direction by its engagement with and travel along the rack through an arc of substantially 180 until the dog 120 comes into engagement with the lug 109 on the movable rack member 100, after which that memher moves bodily with the toothed segment, in the manner already described with reference to the part 106", and the dog 115 enters the rear centering yokeso as to properly align the arms 91 and 92 for the reception of the paste from the pasting mechanism and to pic: up a label from the magazine.

It will thus be apparent that by the use of the aforesaid mechanisms 1 am enabled to so operate the paste and label carrier arms that, beginning with the positionin which they are adapted to receive the paste and label, they are first moved longitudinally for a sutficient distance to clear them from the pasting roller a rd from the label magazine, then swung through an arc of substantially 180 to point the arms in the opposite di rection and at the same time bodily translated toward the forward end of the mawa d to apply the paste and the chine and finally moved longitudinally forthat during all. or the n'iajor portion of th i;

the rearward stroke of the s movements but in reverse order are ,n'iparted to the arms thus finally gositit ing them to proper position to rec paste and a new label preparatory to the initiation of the ensuing cycle.

Pasta app/Tying mac/lament.

applying paste to the pad 90 while it is at rest at the rearn'iost point of its travel, said means conveniently comprising a pasting roller 125 journaled on a shaft carried in boxes longitudinally slidable in forks 12'? disposed the forward ends of the laterally spaced arms of the paste roller fork 130. small sprngs 129 arranged in the rear of the boxes being effective to urge the roller forward so as to insure proper contact between the roller and the pad 90, The roller fork is horizontally pivoted between its ends on a shaft 181 carried in a bracitet mounted on the top plate 5 and is provided at its rear end with a cam follower 134; adapted for cooperation with the paste roll cam 59 on the upper cam. shaft, said cam being operative to depress the forward end of the paste roller fork and cause the pasting roller to traverse the pad 96 at th proper t me in the cycle of operations of the maehii c.

llleans are also provided for fore g the rear end of the glue roller for downwai'oly so as to elevate the front end thereof and cause the pasting roll to the paste pan roll hereinafter described so as to receive the paste therefrom, said means pref erably comprising a plunger 136 provided with a roller 13? at its lower end adapted to press against a seat 138 formed near the end of the paste roller fork. This plunger e2:- tends upwardly from the -oaste roller fork through the top plate 5 1 within a cylindrical casing 139 secured thereto and having a cap 140 a coil spring 1 21 disposed within the casing and engaging a collar 142 carried by the plunger being operative to constantly ieldingly force the plunger and Suitable means are prov ded for downwardly with consequent elevation of the pasting roll to bring it nto engagement elevated by the cam 59 to cause the paste roll to descend and traverse the pad 96 to deposit a coating of paste thereon.

The reserve supply of paste is preferably contained in a paste pan 150 supported from the top plate and depending into a suitable opening therein, and positioned partially wl'hin and partially forwardly overhanging this pan and in such manner as to constantly dip into the paste therein is the paste pan roll 151 conveniently mounted on a shaft 15:2 extending transversely of the pan. In order to permit the roll to be readily lifted from the nan for cleaning, the shaft 152 is journaled beneath hinged caps 153 operatively retained in place by thumb nuts 15%, the arrangement being such that by loosening the thumb nuts the caps can be turned up out of the way to allow the roll to be lifted out of the pan. Additionally the pan itself is preferably removably mounted on the top plate by wing nuts 155 so it also may be readily removed from the plate when desired.

Conveniently the front end of the paste roll shaft 152 is provided with a knurled knob 157 through the medium of which the shaft may be conveniently manually rotated if desired and at its oppos'te end with a ratchet wheel 158 adapted for engagement with a pawl 159 carried by a sprocket wheel 160 mounted on a short shaft 161 journaled in a bracket 162 secured to the rear edge of the top plate or other suitable point, the sprocket being adapted to be driven by a chain 164 from the sprocket 73 mounted on the upper cam shaft. lVhile in certain constructions the paste pan roll shaft 152 might be driven directly from the sprocket 160 by mounting the latter upon the shaft, I prefer to effect the drive of the shaft through some means such as the pawl and ratchet wheel just described in order that the paste pan roll may be removed without the necessity of dismounting the sprocket and chain; a construction which furthermore permits the manual rotation of the shaft by knob 157 when desired, as for example, when adjusting the machine.

The relative position of the pasting roll and the overhanging portion of the paste pan roll is such that when the rear end of the paste roller fork 130 is compressed by the spring pressed plunger 136, the pasting roll will be brought into engagement with the paste pan roll and for the purpose of evenly distributing the paste from the lat ter over the former, I preferably provide a pinion 165 at a convenient point on the paste rollshaft and a gear 166 on the paste pan roll shaft 152 in vertical alignment therewith, so that as the two rolls are brought into contact the pinion will mesh with the gear and as the latter is continuously revolving the paste roll shaft will be thereby rotated. Hence, as the paste pan roll is preferably of considerably greater diameter than the pasting roll and the gear and pinion conveniently of correspondingly different diameters, the pasting roll will be given one or more complete turns during its period of contact with the paste pan roll thereby insuring the distribution of the paste over its entire surface. If desired, in order to evenly distribute the paste over the paste Jan roll and prevent the accumulation a .L

Label magazine.

The labels which are to be applied to the lids are consecutively supplied to the pad 99 carried by the arm 92 from a magazine supported on the bottom plate 6 and so arranged that the labels may be loaded thereinto in relatively considerable quantities and then fed to the pad as required. While this magazine may be of any suitable construction, I prefer to secure on the bottom plate in suitable position for registry with the pad 99 when the arm 92 is in its eX- treme rearmost position a vertically extending block 175 forming a magazine housing, this block being provided with parallel, vertically spaced overhanging ways 176 on its rear face. The housing is also pro-' vided with a circular bore 17'! extending entirely through the housing from front to rear in axial alignment with the pad 99 and of a diameter slightly greater than the di ameter of the labels, the forward end of this bore being enlarged and internally threaded for the reception of a magazine ring 180 which is screwed thereinto to lie flush with the forward face of the magazine. This ring is preferably radially drilled at intervals to receive the label retaining pins 181 which are driven into or otherwise secured in the drilled apertures in such manner that the inner ends of the pins, which are preferably sharpened to provide thin blades aligned with the axis of the bore, will extend inwardly for a short distance beyond the interior. of the ring and thus form stops to prevent the labels being forced out of the magazine by the pressure ap plied to the rear end of the stack'of labels as hereinafter described, the pins however, not projecting inwardly far enough to pre vent the foremost label from being readily withdrawn when required.

The labels are contained in a label holder 183 conveniently comprising a hollow cylinder of suitable diameter having a square plate 184 secured to its forward end and of suitable height to be slid laterally into and retained by the ways 176 on the rear face of the magazine housing, the plate being provided with a central circular aper ure aligned with the interior of the cylinder. For insuring the proper alignment of the label holder with the bore 177 when the plate is slid into position in the ways, suitable stops 185 are arranged on the rear face of the housing to project into alignment with the ways and a spring pressed pin 186, provided with a knurled head 187, is arranged to extend through the housing in such manher that its point can be entered into a small hole 188 formed at a suitable point in the plate after the label holder has been slid into the ways far enough to contact with the stops, thus removably retaining the holder in position.

Conveniently, the cylinder of the label holder has four small holes 190 drilled through its walls adjacent each of its ends, two of the holes at each end being arranged in axially aligned relation at a convenient distance above and parallel to its horizontal diameter and the other two being correspondingly arranged below said diameter, and a pair of U-shaped wires 191 are provided and formed so that their ends may be inserted through the pairs of holes at each end of the cylinder in the manner shown in Fig. 21.

In the operation of loading the label holder one of the wires 191 may be inserted in the holes at one end of the cylinder, for example, at the forward end and the labels then stacked in the cylinder and against the wire until the other end of the stack sub stantially reaches the holes in the otner end of the cylinder when the labels are firmly pressed down in the holder, after which the other wire 191 is inserted through the holes in that end of the cylinder thus confining the stack of labels between the two wires. The label holder may now be inserted in the ways on the magazine housing and secured in position by means of the spring pressed pin, after which the wires may be with drawn to permit the front end of the stac; of labels to rest against the label positioning pins and the rear end of the stack to contact with a plunger head 192 carried at the forward end of a plunger 193 which extends through a suitable guide 193' rearwardly beyond the line of the frame 3 and provided at its opposite end with a clip 19st to which is secured a cord 195 passing over a sheave 196 supported from the frame and terminating in a weight 197 in such manner that the plunger is continuously urged for ward so as to press the stack of labels in the holder against the positioning pins. For temporarily holding the plunger in retracted position when the label holder is being inserted or removed from the machine, I may provide a spring pressed latch mounted on the guide 193 and cooperative with a notch 199 in the plunger.

If desired, a paste drip pan 200 may be secured to the upper part of the magazine housing for the purpose of catching any paste which may fall'from the paste rollers and adjacent parts.

Waco applying mechanism.

As hitherto stated, the waterproof coating, conveniently referred to as wax, is applied to the under surface of each lid after it comes to rest upon the pin 18 during its passage down the tracks 11. and the mechanism by which this operation is preferably effected will now be described. The wax is contained in a wax pan 205 of suitable form and open at the top which is removably supported on a bracket 206 secured to the frame member 2 below the bottom plate 6, the pan preferably being of such length that when in position on the bracket its rear end will lie closely adjacent the tracks 11. Conveniently, the pan may be arranged to slide in and out on the bracket which is provided with suitable ways for this purpose, a handle 207 being secured to the pan to facilitate its ready removal, and, if desired, a drip pan 208 may be disposed at a suitable distance below the bracket to catch any overflow of Wax from the pan, in which, during operation, the wax is kept in a fluid condition by suitable heating means hereinafter de scribed.

Secured to the under side of the bottom plate 6 above the wax pan is a bracket 210 provided with downwardly depending, laterally spaced arms having a horizontally disposed transversely extending rock shaft 211 journaled at their lower extremities. Between the arms of the bracket and pinned or otherwise secured to the shaft so as to turn therewith is a brush shaft carrier 213 conveniently of generally yoke-like form and comprising a. pair of spaced jaws 214: bored for the passage of the brush shaft and united by a suitable web 215, the carrier be ing enlarged for the passage of the rock shaft adjacent the juncture of one of the jaws and the web. jaws and rotatable and slidable therein is a brush shaft 216 provided at one end with a head 217 having a recessed face in which is disposed a removable waxing brush 218 of suitable form for conveying wax from the waxing pan and applying it to the lid. For the purpose of normally keeping the shaft in retracted position, that is, with the brush most nearly adjacent the carrier, a spring 219 is disposed between one of the carrier arms and a pin 220 extended through the shaft in such manner that the spring acting against the pin will constantly tend to yieldingly draw the head 217 toward the carrier. On the end of the shaft opposite the head Extending through the lIiU and-on-the outside of the "adjacent jaw a stud'227 carried by a depending ar1n'228 rigidlysecured to the slide 7 5 so that as the slide is reciprocated an oscillating motion is imparted to" the rock shaft operative to move the brush' carrier from a substantially horizontal position-as shown in Fig. 1, to a substantially vertical position as shown in Fig. 4:, in which latter position the bristles ofthe waxingbrush dip intothewaxfpan sufficiently to become coated with the fluid wax preparatory'to applying the same to the' lid.

I also prefer to provide means for intermittently rotatingthebrush shaft in order that the wear on the brush may be evenly distributed and for this purpose I may mount on one of the arms 210 a spring pressed pawl 230 in suchposition that when the brush end ofthe brush shaft is swung downwardly the ratchet wheel 222 can pass the pawl but when the brush carrying end of the brush shaft is elevated the nose of the pawlwill engage the ratchet wheel and effect a partial rotation of the brushshaft. Thus, in'each' complete oscillation of the brush shaft a" certainamount of axial rotation is imparted to it =a'nd'thewear on the brush thus evenly distributed.

Furthermoraas in order to insure'proper and adequateapplication of the wax to the lid it is desirable to-efl'ect the contact of' the waxing brush with the lid by a movement at rightangles to the surface of'the latter rather than by a 'sweeping movement across the lid Iz 'preferably provide means for imparting to the brusha movement of translation towar'dthe lid after the brush has been swung up to a position in' substantial alignment therewith and for retracting the brush away from-thelid in a line normal thereto prior to its being again swung down toward the waxing pan. Conveniently for this purpose I may provide a trip lever 231 provided with adjusting screws ateach end and pivoted substantially'at' its center on a horizontal pivot shaft supported in lugs 232 extended forwardly from the bracket 210. Ihelower end of the lever is adapted to contact with the end of the brush lever 216 and the upper end with the forward end of adapted for cooperation with. a suitable, cam 233 mounted on the lower cam shaft, the arrangement being such that the push rod under the influence of the cam is operative to bring the adjusting screw at the lower end of the trip lever against the end of the brush shaft after the latter has been swung up to substantially horizontal position as shown in Fig. land thus force the shaft and brush to the right, when viewed as insaidfigure, to=carry the brush into positive contact with the under surface of a lid suported' at the waxing station on the pin 18, the coil spring 219=being operative to retract the shaft in the carrier and awayfrom the lid as soon as the pressure exerted on the shaft by the trip lever is released by'further revolution of the cam233.

Contact pads'cmcl actuating mechanism. In'order to insure the proper pasting of ,the lid, the firm adhesion of the label to the-pasted lid'an'd' the proper. spreading of the wax on the under side of'the lidv at the several stations where these operations are accomplished, means are provided for effecting positive contact of each lid with the pad- 96 on'the paste-carrier arm'91, with the pad 99 on the'label'carrier arm 92 and and a forwardly extending'central stem: of

smaller diameter, and dispose each-pad in a circular recess 236 formed in the spout 12 one recess being in horizontal alignment with the axis of the paste'carrier: arm 91 and: the other with that of the label carrier arm 92 as/best-shown in Fig. 4, the stem of each pad entering and'being guided in abore formed in a boss 237 extending rear- Wardly from the spout Extending through each boss and threaded 'into the end of the adjacent stem is a headed pin 238-between the head of which and the-boss is disposed a compression 1 spring 239 1 which normally 1 tends to draw the contact pad into the recess: in the spout to a normal position-in which-the rear face of the padis out of alignment with the path of the descending lids as they move along thetra'cks. In order to relieve any air pressure or the creation of a vacuum withinthe recesses which might interfere with the proper operation ill of the pads I may provide ports 240 in the rear wall of the spout and leading into the recesses.

Means are also provided for moving the pads rearwardly from normal position in the recesses in such manner as to press the lids supported at the adjacent stations firm-- iy against the pasting pad 96 and the label suction pad 99 when the carrier arms are at the end of their forward stroke, and for this purpose I may conveniently provide a trip lever 2-13 adjacent each of the pins 238 pivoted on a horizontally disposed shaft 2% journaled in a suitable bracket 245 secured to the adjacent top plate or bottom plate as the case'may be. The free end of each of the trip levers may be arranged to carry an adjusting screw 24:? provided with a lock nut 2-18 and so arranged that its rearmost end may, by a proper motion of the lever, be brought into engagement with the headed end of the adjacent pin 238.

For actuating each trip lever I may utilize any suitable means, conveniently a trip lever push rod 250 extending through a suitable guide 251 secured to the adjacent top or bottom plate in such manner that the rearmost end of the push rod will normally lie in the path of the slide for a sufficient distance to permit the end of the slide to contact with the end of the rod as the slide approaches the eid of its forward stroke and move the rod forwardly for a suitable distance. The opposite or forward end of each rod is suitably movably connected to the adjacent trip lever shaft, conveniently by slotting the rod as at 252 and extending a pin 253 across the slot about midway of its ends, said pin being cooperative with a fork 255 secured to the adjacent trip lever shaft in such manner that when the rod is moved forwardly from normal position (in which the parts are yieldingly maintained by the spring 239) the adjacent trip lever will be oscillated, thus forcing the end of the adjusting screw against the pin 238 and moving the adjacent contact pad rear vardly for a distance determined by the adjustment of the pin, for it will be understood that although the stroke of the push rods is constant and thus moves the trip levers through a constant are, by suitable adjustment of the adjusting screws the amount of movement of the contact pad may be regulated as desired, and further that the tension of the springs 23.) is sufficient to return the contact pads to normal position within their respective recesses whenever the pressure of the slide on the push rods is removed.

Substantially similar means are utilized for insuring adequate contact of the lid with the waning brush at the waxing station, said means conveniently comprising a contact pad 260 substantially similar to the pads 235 already described, which is dis posed in a recess in a housing 261 bolted to the lower part of the spout but on the side thereof opposite to that from which the bosses 23? project with the open face of the housing lying in substantial align ment with the adjacent edges of the track. This pad is provided with a rearwardly er;- t-ending stem carrying a headed pin 262 and surrounded by a spring 263 in the manner already described in connection with pads 235, the housing being preferably provided with suitable relief ports 264- for the same purpose as the ports 240.

The actuation of the contact pad 260 is, however, preferably effected by means of a push rod 265 carrying an adjustable contact stud 266 and extending horizontally beneath the bottom plate through the guides 22 to a point adjacent the lower cam shaft 25 where it is provided with a cam follower (in a manner similar to the rods 19, 20, 21 hitherto described) cooperative with a suitable cam 265 carried by the lower cam shaft 25 and adapted to move the rod forwardly to in turn move the contact pad 260 into engagement with a lid at the was:- iug station at the proper time in the cycle of operations of the machine.

Suction oaloe meclwm's'm.

In the operation of the machine the label carrier arm 98 is effective to transfer the labels consecutively from the label magazine to the lids, and suitable means are provided for causing the pad 99 to pick up the foremost label in the stack of labels in the magazine when the label carrier arm is adj acent thereto, to cause the adherence of the label to the pad during the movements of translation and rotation of the arm and to effect the release of the label as it is pressed against the lid at the labeling station, and for this purpose I preferably arrange for the creation at the proper time of a suitable suction or vacuum in the ports and passages 100 and 101 in such manner that the fore most label in the magazine will be drawn against and caused to adhere to the pad 93) when the latter is brought into proximity thereto and provide suitable means for releasing the suction substantially as the label is brought into contact with the lid at the labeling station so as to free the label from further adherence to the pad.

More particularly, and as hitherto stated, the nipple 103 communicating with the passage 102 may be connected by a hose H to a suitable suction pump not shown) which is operative to continuously create a suit able suction in said passage and consequent ly through the ports 100 in the pad when in communication therewith, and I arrange a valve mechanism adapted at the proper time in the cycle of operations to cut off the ports from and to admit air to the passage thus relieving the suction at the ports, and at other times to close the passage against the admission of air save through the ports, thereby creating a suction 'thereat sufficient to cause the adherence of the label to the pad.

form and construction, I prefer to provide the carrier arm 92 with a transversely disposed boss 270 bored from end to end for the reception of a cylindrical bushing 271 in which is slida-bly disposed a valve plunger 272 of sufficient length to extend beyond the bushing in either direction. This plunger is provided substantially at its center with a diametrically extending port 273 which is adapted in one position of the plunger to register with the port 101. The plunger is also centrally bored inwardly from one of itsends for a suitable distance to provide a passage 275 terminating in a transversely disposed diametrically extending port 276 which is adapted to register with the port 101 when the plunger is in another position, this port 276, however, only extending substantially half way through the plunger and opening toward the passage 102 in the carrier shaft 90.

Means are also provided for releasably holding the plunger either in a position in which the port 273 is aligned with the port 101 or the port 276 is aligned therewith, said means conveniently comprising a spring 278 secured to the exterior of the boss and adapted to cooperate with either of two notches 279 formed in the adjacent projecting end of the plunger, the configuration of the spring being such that it will engage in either notch so as to hold the plunger temporarily stationary in one of said positions but may be engaged in the other notch by suitable longitudinal movement of the plunger to similarly hold it in the other position.

In order to move the plunger from one position to the other, I may provide suitable plunger stops 280, 281 secured to the bottom plate 6 in a position to be respectively engaged by the adjacent end of the plunger toward the end of the stroke of the slide in either direction in such manner than when the slide approaches the end of its rearward stroke and the label carrier arm substantially reaches a position 'to receive a label from the magazine, the plunger will [be moved so as to align the port 273 with the port 101, thus creating a suction through the ports 100 in the pad 99 sufficient to draw the label from themagazine past the stop pins 181 and cause its adherence to the pad until, near the end of the forward movement of the slide, the other end of the plunger comes into contact with the plunger shop 280 which pushes the plunger to a polVhile this valve may be of any suitable the lid' after it is applied thereto andthe pad is moved away therefrom. Preferably those portions of the'stops whichcontact with the plunger are suitably beveled so as to impart a smooth and progressive movement to the plunger as the slide approaches the end of its stroke in eitherdirection.

Lid magazine.

The lids L prior to the labeling and waxing operations being performed thereon are arranged in a vertical stack in a magazine positioned above the spout and embodying mechanism suitable for consecutively releasing the lids at properly timed intervals to permit them to fall one by one into the guiding trough 8 by which they are transferred to the tracks.

lVhile said magazine may be of any suitable construction', I prefer to employ a magazine table 300 supported on standards 301 secured to the top plate 5. This table is provided at spaced intervals with radi ally directed lugs 302 extending from its upper surface and grooved to provide a seat for an oscillatory, horizontally disposed magazine ring 30 1 which is maintained in the groove in the lugs by keepers 305 extending over the ring and held in position by screws 306. Conveniently three of the said lugs are provided, symmetrically disposed with respect to an aperture 308 formed in the plate 300 and of slightly greater diameter than the lids, the inner ends of the lugs adjacent the aperture being conveniently extended upward for a short distance above the plane of the ring and arranged to form sockets for the reception, of the lower ends of the guide posts 310 which may be carried up for any suit able distance to form guides for the stack of lids.

Preferably symmetrically disposed between the lugs 302 are arranged movable lid feeding dogs eachof which for convenience of manufacture may preferably comprise threeparts, namely, a. base 312 (see Fig. 15), blade washer 313 and lock nut 314. The base is provided at its outer end with an actuating pin 315 and near its inner with an upwardly extending, externally threaded and internally bored boss or sleeve 316 and with a small blade'or lug 312 which projects slightly beyond the inner edge of the base at one side of a. line drawn between the center of the actuating pin and of the threaded sleeve. Disposed on the base and surrounding the threaded sleeve is the blade Washer 313 also provided with athin blade 313 substantially similar in planary outline ort 276 with the port 

